swapped; swapping
1
a
: to give in trade : barter
b
2
: to take turns in telling
swap stories
: to make an exchange
swapper
noun
: an act, instance, or process of exchanging one thing for another
Examples of swap in a Sentence
Verb
He swapped his cupcake for a candy bar.
I swapped seats with my sister so she could see the stage better.
I liked her blue notebook and she liked my red one, so we swapped.
Noun
They made the swap in secret.
we made a swap: I'll do the dishes tonight and she'll do them for me tomorrow
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Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Information-sharing by US AI companies about adversarial distillation echoes a standard practice in the cybersecurity industry, where firms regularly swap data on attacks and adversaries’ tactics as a way to strengthen network defenses.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Joe Salas
april 07, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
The Dream also received the rights to a second-round pick swap with the Sky in 2028.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Atlanta also receives the option to swap second-round picks with Chicago in 2028.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Information-sharing by US AI companies about adversarial distillation echoes a standard practice in the cybersecurity industry, where firms regularly swap data on attacks and adversaries’ tactics as a way to strengthen network defenses.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
Easy swap with an air compressor though!
—Joe Salas
april 07, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
The Dream also received the rights to a second-round pick swap with the Sky in 2028.
—Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Swap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swap. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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